ECONOMY - Try to Solve the Budget Problem Yourself

OK, here's a nice "tool" YOU can use to test your budgeting skills.

Go there and just follow instructions.

"Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget" New York Times 11/13/2010

Today, you’re in charge of the nation’s finances. Some of your options have more short-term savings and some have more long-term savings. When you have closed the budget gaps for both 2015 and 2030, you are done. Make your own plan, then share it online.